Tuesday, April 21st, 2020
Coronavirus further threatening media freedom, says Reporters Without Borders
The coronavirus pandemic is further threatening media freedom worldwide, according to the annual World Press Freedom Index. Compiled by Reporters Without Borders, the 180-country index notes a correlation between a country’s ranking and its response to the pandemic. Both China at 177 and Iran, which dropped three places to 173, censored their coronavirus outbreaks. Norway again topped the index while North Korea came in last. In Iraq, which dropped by six to 162, the government stripped the Reuters news agency of its licence for three months after it published aRead More
Coronavirus: Immigration to US to be suspended amid pandemic, Trump says
President Donald Trump has said he will sign an executive order to temporarily suspend all immigration to the US because of the coronavirus. On Twitter, he cited “the attack from the invisible enemy”, as he calls the virus, and the need to protect the jobs of Americans, but did not give details. It was not clear what programmes might be affected and whether the president would be able to carry out the order. Critics say the government is using the pandemic to crack down on immigration. Immigration has traditionally beenRead More
Medical facilities for coronavirus patients available at Nishtar Hospital: Dr Yasmin
LAHORE (Dna) – Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid on Tuesday has told that all the medical facilities for the treatment of coronavirus patients are available at Multan’s Nishtar Hospital. Addressing a press conference, the minister said that not a single ventilator of Nishtar Hospital has been sent to any other place. Three days ago, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi had expressed his concerns regarding medical facilities at the hospital, she told. Dr Yasmin further pledged to conduct coronavirus tests of 3,800 doctors and paramedical staff.
Nadia Jamil to start treatment in two weeks
Actor Nadia Jamil’s lymph nodes are clear and she is set to start treatment in two weeks. The actor recently shared an update about her health with her friends and fans on social media. Earlier this month, Jamil was diagnosed with breast cancer. She is currently under treatment in the United Kingdom. Taking to Instagram, the actor wrote: “Alhamdolillah! Hospital Ninjas smiling beneath our masks ? Lymph nodes clear. Treatment begins in 2 weeks.” The actor thanked everyone for their love and prayers. “They meant so much to me andRead More
Shehbaz Sharif returned with dream to rule Pakistan: Sheikh Rashid
RAWALPINDI (dna) – Federal Minister for Railways Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif returned with a dream to rule Pakistan, not due to novel coronavirus. The federal minister talked to media in Rawalpindi on Tuesday and stressed that a unanimous strategy is required under the current circumstances. I have suggested Prime Minister Imran Khan to settle affairs with all parties and get united as it is not the time to do politics, he said. “Pakistan RailwaysRead More
US to add 75 mn barrels of oil to strategic reserve: Trump
WASHINGTON (dna) – President Donald Trump said Monday the US would take advantage of the historic drop in oil prices to buy 75 million barrels to replenish the national strategic stockpile. “We are filling up our national petroleum reserves… You know, the strategic reserves. And we are looking to put as much as 75 million barrels into the reserves themselves,” Trump told reporters at his daily coronavirus press conference. US oil prices crashed to unprecedented lows Monday as futures in New York ended in negative territory for the first timeRead More